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18 January, 2021

Nikonos 15mm f/2.8 Lens Mini Review – Shooting Fuji Velvia & Provia 100 – by Simon Foale

By Simon Foale

I’ve noticed some interest in the Nikonos cameras on 35mmc and Emulsive so, having used this system a fair bit in the pre-digital era, I thought it might be worth sharing some n...

15 January, 2021

Ricoh Shotmaster Ultra Zoom Super Review – A Practical Camera for Flash Photography – By Thang Nguyen

By Thang Nguyen

The Shotmaster range is a small camera line-up from Ricoh that is very much forgotten and for good reasons - they never spark any interests. However, there’s one particular mode...

12 January, 2021

Fuji GW690iii – Hands on Review of the Texas Leica – By Benoît Felten

By Ben Felten

In my early film photography years (about a decade ago) I tried a few cheap medium format cameras (I own both a Moskva and a Lubitel, as well as a couple of old Kodak folders) b...

11 January, 2021

Pentax ME Super Review – Not for me, but a Great Camera Regardless

By Hamish Gill

My relationship with the Pentax ME Super has been quite short. I initially thought it might just about supplant the MX, but after finding it increasingly frustrating throughout ...

8 January, 2021

Pergear 12mm f/2 lens in Fuji X Mount – Mini-Review – by Iurii Zvonar

By yukosteel

The Pergear 12mm f/2 lens is shipped inside very compact cardboard box, additionally wrapped in numerous layers of protective foam. The package included Pergear mini air blower ...

7 January, 2021

Toronto with an Orphan Camera – By Brian Nicholls

By MrSnappy

It was the end of our Christmas 2008 holiday in Canada. My wife and I along with our son and his family – a party of six had spent the time with our other son and his extended C...

5 January, 2021

Olympus AF-1 Mini review – The Hunt for a Hidden Gem – By Temoor Iqbal

By Temoor Iqbal

About a year ago, a single white truffle found near Turin sold at auction for €120,000 (just under £108,000), while the world’s largest sold for over $60,000 (£46,000) in 2014. ...

2 January, 2021

Samsung Fino 70s – Experiences with a Bewitched Camera – By Jordi Fradera

By Jordi Fradera

There are already several articles about the Samsung Fino 70s online, so I am not going to review this camera but talk about my experiences with the one I had kept in a closet f...

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